The Soil Health Card Scheme is a scheme run by the Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.
Implementation
Its implementation is being done all over the country by the Agriculture Departments of all the states and union territories.
Soil Health Portal
For its successful operation, NIC has established a uniform soil health card and web portal (www.soilhealth.dac.gov.in) for recommendations related to fertilizers.
Scheme Started
Nationwide Soil Health Card Scheme was started by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on February 19, 2015 from Suratgarh in Sriganganagar district of Rajasthan.
Objectives
The main objective of this scheme is to help different states in providing soil health cards to the farmers across the country after analyzing the soil.
The central and state government bears 75 percent of the total expenditure of Rs 5 lakh for setting up the laboratory.
Self Help Groups
The same provision is made in setting up this laboratory for self-help groups, farmers' cooperatives, farmers' groups or farmer producer organizations.
Soil Analysis
Under Soil Health Card Scheme, state govt provide the facility of soil composition analysis once in every two years, so that steps can be taken to improve the nutrients of the soil.
Track Sample Status
Farmers can track their soil samples online and can also get their Soil Health Card report from the comfort of their homes.